International Trailer for 'Paul' with Simon Pegg

Greg Mottola's upcoming comedy "Paul" opens in theaters March 18, 2011, and the international trailer just debuted at MSN. Check it out after the jump. Looks like quite the strange sci-fi comedy...

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost play two sci-fi geeks whose pilgrimage takes them to America’s UFO heartland, where they meet a distressed alien named Paul, who is on the run from federal agents.

"Paul" also stars Jane Lynch, Jason Bateman, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Seth Rogen's voice, Blythe Danner and Sigourney Weaver. The trailer below offers a funny first look at the upcoming comedy.

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De Niro, Weaver for Cortes' 'Red Lights'

Rodrigo Cortes, director of "Buried," is prepping his next film "Red Lights," and Robert De Niro and Sigourney Weaver are both attached to star in the psycho thriller. Cortes wrote and will direct the movie.

Variety says "Red Lights" follows Weaver as a psychologist who studies paranormal activity and eventually clashes with a famous psychic (De Niro). "Lights" will shoot in Spain and Canada soon.

With "Buried," Cortes has shown he has what it takes to turn a cool script into an intense thriller without spending that much money, so I'm definitely looking forward to this one. Guy's got a bright future.

Five new clips from Andy Fickman's 'You Again'

Let's start the day with five new clips from Andy Fickman's upcoming comedy "You Again." The film opens everywhere Sept. 24, 2010, and here's a little preview of what kind of humor to expect.

Okay, story first. Written by Moe Jelline, the film follows a woman who discovers her brother is about to marry the girl who constantly bullied her in high school. You can guess what she then sets out to do...

The rolls in with quite the cast, including Kristen Bell, odette Yustman, Sigourney Weaver, Betty White, Jamie Lee Curtis, Victor Garber, Patrick Duffy and Kristin Chenoweth. That, at least, is impressive.

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Bruce Willis, Sigourney Weaver seek 'Cold Light'

Bruce Willis and Sigourney Weaver are gearing up to star in Summit Entertainment's upcoming thriller "The Cold Light of Day," which Mabrouk El Mekchri ("JCVD") will shoot in Europe later this year.

Deadline says the flm stars Henry Cavill ("The Tudors") as an American whose family is kidnapped in Spain. Willis could play his dad, who is hiding something. Weaver is in talks to play the film's villain.

Scott Wiper and John Petro penned the script, and Richard Price gave it a rewrite. Willis will soon be seen in "Red," while Weaver has "You Again," "Cedar Rapids" and "Ghostbusters III" coming up soon.

Sigourney Weaver goes all vampire on us

Sigourney Weaver goes from blue to blood sucker. The "Avatar" actress will star in Amy Heckerling's upcoming romantic horror comedy "Vamps," and according to Heat Vision, she will play a vampire queen. Okay then... Heckerling wrote the script, about two young vampires who are enjoying their nightlife until they get caught up with love and have to make a choice that could mess with their immortality and all.

Word is Weaver plays a character named Ciccerus, a nasty vamp who turned the two young blood lovers (played by Alicia Silverstone and Krysten Ritter, by the way) into who they are now. Yes, all this sounds incredibly romantic. I guess Weaver's character will kick the chicks' butts and tell them love ain't too good for vamps. Or something along those lines. We'll see how it turns out.

Yes! Ivan Reitman will direct 'Ghostbusters III'

"Ghostbusters III" has a director, and guess what? It's Ivan Reitman, of course. Reitman also directed the first two films in the series, and he recently told MTV he will indeed be back to helm the third flick.

That's pretty cool news. Reitman said Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky have completed a first draft of the script, and they are currently working on a second. He didn't go into detail, but he said he's happy.

"We are working our way through another draft... good work is being done and all of us have our fingers crossed," Reitman told MTV. "I hope to start shooting in this next year." (The film may open 2011.)

Sigourney Weaver recently talked details in terms of story, but Reitman refused to talk about these 'rumors.' What we do know though is that "Ghostbusters III" will feature a bunch of younger Ghosbusters.

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Movie Review: “Avatar”

Seen on: December 10, 2009

The players: Director: James Cameron, Writer: James Cameron, Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez

Facts of interest: Estimated budget of the film: $230 million.

The plot: A former marine travels to a distant planet to win over the trust of the native people so the humans can crush their place and exploit their minerals.

Our thoughts: Cinemagoers worldwide have been waiting a long time for James Cameron’s passion project to hit the big screen, but now the wait is finally over.  “Avatar” has officially landed in theaters, and people are flocking to screenings to find out what all the hype surrounding the film is all about. One question remains though: will “Avatar” really change the way movies are made?

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'Avatar' pulls $3.5M at midnight screenings

James Cameron's 3D sci-fi epic "Avatar" delivered a solid start as it scored an estimated $3.5 million from midnight screenings Friday. The film played at 2,000 locations (85 percent of the showings were in 3D).

Of course, "Avatar" didn't come close to any midnight record holders. "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" is still No. 1 with $26.3 million, followed by "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" with $22.2 million.

Still, "Avatar" is not a sequel, and this decent midnight run may help the film score a strong opening weekend gross. The film is now playing in 2D, 3D and 3D IMAX at approximately 3,452 locations.

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So, how long is James Cameron's 'Avatar'?

James Cameron's sci-fi epic "Avatar" will open in theaters and IMAX everywhere Dec. 18, 2009, but until now, on one really knew the film's final running time. Now the answer is here: 150 minutes.

Twentieth Century Fox's Bruce Snyder told the Hollywood Reporter the movie would run 2.5 hours. With all credits added, it may even run for a total of 156 minutes, but definitely not longer.

The reason why "Avatar" won't run any longer is the inability of some IMAX theaters to play a movie longer than 170 minutes. "Avatar" will play in 3D at around 2,500 locations (180 IMAX) and 2D at 1,500 locations.

'Avatar' featurette dives into story, themes

A new international "Avatar" featurette has debuted online, and you can check it out after the jump. This one takes some time introducing the central story line, as well as the numerous themes of the film.

James Cameron's 3D action epic opens Dec. 18, 2009, and as you can see in this clip, there is a lot going on in terms of story and messages. That said, the main concept behind the idea is not entirely new.

"Avatar" takes us to a spectacular world beyond our imagination, where a reluctant hero embarks on a journey of redemption, discovery and unexpected love, as he leads a heroic battle to save a civilization.

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